when you and me met, we defined seventeen and summertime.

Artist Song
urusei yatsura  first day on a new planet 
pavement  summer babe [winter version] 
built to spill  fly around my pretty little miss 
the promise ring  jersey shore 
tullycraft  stay cool, i'll see you this summer 
beat happening  indian summer 
cub  motel 6 
pansy division  the summer you let your hair grow out 
the orange peels  circling the sun 
man or astro-man?  manta ray (pixies cover) 
guided by voices  glad girls 
teenage fanclub  sparky's dream 
camera obscura  san francisco song 
the velvet underground  there she goes again 
the microphones  i can't believe you actually died 
aloha  summer lawn 
yo la tengo  little honda (beach boys cover) 
the bright lights  there was no joy in the brilliance of sunshine 
casiotone for the painfully alone  love connection 
death cab for cutie  photobooth 
the electric light orchestra  mr. blue sky 
polaris  summerbaby 
guided by voices  hardcore UFOs 
half japanese  daytona beach 
shadowy men on a shadowy planet  having an average weekend (kids in the hall theme) 
the raveonettes  hallucinations 
earlimart  808 crickets 

Comment:

this is part one of a two-part mix with the broad, overarching theme of 'summer.' obviously some titles include the actual word; other songs have, in my opinion, a summery feel or remind me of summer for some reason or another. a happy mix for a happy time, i say.
the title is from a song by the oranges band that is the opening track on the second disc in this set. i am currently trying to work through a tracklist disaster on that disc and will post it as soon as i figure that out. enjoy this one in the meantime, and savor every second of the best time of the year.

Feedback:

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sammyg123
Date: 5/26/2008
Upon looking at this wonderful tracklist, I thought I'd have a look into your previous mixes. Seems you've been posting for 8 years. Sorry for missing them in the past. Did I mention this mix is wonderful?
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anthony lombardi
Date: 5/26/2008
i'm with sammy on this one - wonderful stuff
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natalyesaurus
Date: 5/26/2008
this is fantastic. and of course, anyone who uses aloha is stellar in my book.
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Funky Ratchet
Date: 5/27/2008
This is really fantastic, and such a great summer soundtrack. Too many great picks to mention them all, but really like the BTS and Beat Happening in particular.
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jessica lynn
Date: 5/27/2008
this is definitely very summery.
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Summer Anne Burton
Date: 5/28/2008
lovely, lovely. i want!
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The Cat Mandu
Date: 5/30/2008
not sure about the title, am sure about the mix. Great.